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Irish_Dem

(82,386 posts)
9. 100% certain trump has already made off with some gold
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:32 PM
4 hrs ago

Or is working out how to do it.

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Ari Melber called it a "Thug" Fund. yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #1
At least WAPO had the decency to put it in quotes. pat_k 5 hrs ago #7
Weisman called it theft. GoodRaisin 4 hrs ago #10
If Trump robbed a bank at gunpoint, everyone would just call it a "settlement." Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #2
The next president better check that he hasn't made off with fort knox gold a la Marcos. pat_k 4 hrs ago #8
100% certain trump has already made off with some gold Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #9
or shot someone on Fifth Avenue MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #18
Part of his presidential duties. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #20
Essentially it's an extortion payout...nt Wounded Bear 5 hrs ago #3
It's not even that because there was no threat. pat_k 5 hrs ago #4
Understand it was a setup. Start a bogus "threat" of a lawsuit and then settle out of court... Wounded Bear 5 hrs ago #5
Yep. Add the con about hey, the IRS cannot audit me for that crime AND Justice matters. 5 hrs ago #6
Well said! The judge herself noted clearly that there was NO "settlement." spooky3 4 hrs ago #11
Al least The Prospect makes this clear... pat_k 3 hrs ago #14
"Cop beaters" slush fund.......Sheldon Whitehouse Bengus81 4 hrs ago #12
One or two cops were killed. MLWR 3 hrs ago #13
Officer Brian Sicknick's death the following night was clearly a direct result pat_k 3 hrs ago #19
Cop killers reward money. BattleRow 2 hrs ago #22
"Anti Law Enforcement Slush Fund" RB77 2 hrs ago #23
Judge is taking the position that the lawsuit does not include any settlement LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #15
"there is no settlement of record" pat_k 3 hrs ago #17
SETTLEMENT MY ASS! BBbats 3 hrs ago #16
Amen. SergeStorms 3 hrs ago #21
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